Vintage Painted Animals From Orissa - Ca 1920
This beautifully painted vintage elephant figurine is from Orissa (now Odisha), Eastern India. Toys, puppets, and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours. The better quality pieces like this are painted onto cloth laminated on wood.
A similar example can be found in the Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum in Bhubaneswar.
From India
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £7.50
More delivery options available at checkout
This beautifully painted vintage elephant figurine is from Orissa (now Odisha), Eastern India. Toys, puppets, and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours. The better quality pieces like this are painted onto cloth laminated on wood.
A similar example can be found in the Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum in Bhubaneswar.
From India
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £7.50
More delivery options available at checkout
Original: $132.17
-65%$132.17
$46.26Description
This beautifully painted vintage elephant figurine is from Orissa (now Odisha), Eastern India. Toys, puppets, and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours. The better quality pieces like this are painted onto cloth laminated on wood.
A similar example can be found in the Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum in Bhubaneswar.
From India
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £7.50
More delivery options available at checkout
